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Jada told Paulina that she wanted Belle to replace EJ as the DA. She told Paulina that Belle won cases against EJ and that she thought he was purposely letting criminals go free. Jada told her about the cases EJ didn’t do because his relatives were involved. Paulina told her that she tried to fire EJ before, but he threatened to have her recalled as mayor. She also said she didn’t want to cause problems between Johnny and Chanel. Jada said she understood, but she needed to keep Salem safe. Paulina agreed that EJ had to go, but she wanted someone in the position who would stay in it. Jada said Belle was ready to take the position. Paulina agreed to Belle taking the job even if EJ went after her again. Belle and Shawn ran into each other. She told him that Jada wanted her to replace EJ as the DA. Belle said she was hesitant until Jada convinced her to do it. Shawn said he was happy for her and agreed not to say anything. When he mentioned her past with EJ, she was upset. Belle said what she did with EJ was a mistake to which Shawn said he was concerned about how EJ would react. She said she didn’t want to make trouble, but she thought about fighting for the other side for a change. Since EJ chooses which people to go after, she wants to do things the right way. She said if she took the position, they would be working together. Shawn was okay with it. EJ tried to talk Arnold into leaving town. While he was talking to Arnold, Rafe showed up at the mansion. Arnold was out of sight, but he was listening to the conversation. EJ tried to get rid of Rafe, but Rafe said he was hired by Ava to find out who was sending her the texts. Rafe said Steve traced the source to the DiMera mansion. He asked EJ where Kristen was because the texts were traced back to her. EJ said she was at the office. Rafe said he was also there to find out who Lady Whistleblower was. He said he wanted to talk to Johnny and Chanel. After EJ said no one was home, Arnold dropped a glass on the floor. Rafe wanted to know what the noise was to which EJ said Harold would get it up. He noticed EJ was acting strange and wanted to know what he was hiding. EJ reminded him that he didn’t have any authority and wasn’t on the force anymore so he had to leave. When Rafe left, EJ yelled at Arnold and told him to leave town.

Paulina called EJ and told him to go to the commissioner’s office. EJ told Arnold to hide in the west wing. He said when he got back, they would talk about sending Arnold to Argentina. When EJ left, Rafe popped up and said he was going to find out what he was up to. Tate and Sophia were about to leave when Holly showed up. Holly wanted to know what was going on. Before Tate could say anything, Sophia and Holly got into an argument. Sophia ended up telling her that she was getting an abortion. Tate asked Sophia if he could talk to Holly in private. Sophia gave them privacy, but told him they were leaving when his conversation was over. Tate apologize to Holly and said he only had sex with Sophia once and used a condom. He said he only knew for a couple of days, but Sophia said it was his baby. Since he didn’t want to hurt her, he felt it wasn’t a good idea to say anything. He said they didn’t want to have the baby, but she couldn’t get an abortion in the state without her parents’ consent so they decided to go out of state. When Tate said it didn’t have to change anything, Holly said she wasn’t sure. He said when Sophia took care of the situation, they could work things out. Tate asked if she was okay with him going out of state with Sophia to which Holly said she had to be. He said it didn’t have to change anything between them. She thought it was the universe saying they shouldn’t be together. They didn’t care about the universe and said they loved each other. He let her know that he would be home soon. At the town square, Ava looked at one of the texts. When someone touched her shoulder, she thought it was Kristen. It turned out to be Sophia’s mother Amy. Amy said she wanted Sophia’s retainer before she clocked out. Ava said Sophia wasn’t working. When Ava realized her mistake, Amy said Sophia told her she was working. Ava said Sophia was a responsible employee. Amy asked if something was going on because Sophia has been moody. Ava said it was probably because of Tate and Holly. Amy said they were a problem in the spring so it didn’t explain why Sophia was acting like that now. Ava said Tate and Holly got back together recently so that might explain Sophia’s attitude. When Amy kept asking her questions, Ava suggested she ask Sophia. Amy said she had a right to know what was going on with her daughter. While they were talking, Sophia showed up. Amy wanted to know if she kissed Tate to which Sophia said she did, but he was back with Holly. Amy didn’t believe her and asked if she was on drugs. Sophia said they did more than just kiss. When Sophia got sick, Amy wanted to take her to the doctor. Sophia threw up in a garbage can and said it was too late for that. She went back to Tate’s apartment and told him they couldn’t go anymore. When Tate wanted to know why, Amy showed up and said it was because of her. EJ went to Jada’s office and asked what Paulina wanted. Paulina said she was replacing him as DA. When Rafe broke into the DiMera living room, he ended up seeing Arnold.

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Amy and Sophia arrived at the townhouse to see Tate. He tried to be cordial, but Amy wasn’t interested in being nice. Amy went off because he snuck around with Sophia and got her pregnant. Tate assured her that they were careful, but Amy didn’t believe it. They shouldn’t have had sex when Sophia had plans for a big future. Tate explained to Amy that they wanted to get an abortion, but she wasn’t having it. Sophia didn’t want to talk about it at Tate’s place, but she informs him that she and her religion wouldn’t allow the abortion. Amy told them that she was upset they got pregnant and told them they were raising the baby together. She informed them that her grandchild wouldn’t be born out of wedlock. He informed her that he wasn’t doing that, but she wasn’t interested in hearing that. She said they had a wedding to plan. Amy wasn’t sure how they would explain what happened to Sophia’s father. She dragged her daughter out of the townhouse leaving Tate to wonder how he would tell Holly what happened, Doug III talked about not having enough money to pay his debts when Holly arrived. He hid the cash he had from the necklace. She told him what happened with Tate. Doug III asked her if she thought Tate would ever tell her the truth. She didn’t think he ever would have told her the truth. Holly told him that Tate thought they could put everything behind them, but she didn’t feel the same way anymore. They told each other how they felt and now Sophia’s pregnant. Tate and Sophia would always have that between them. Doug III felt like she had every right to be upset. He suggested they go to the concert so she could take her mind off of things. Holly felt like she would think about Tate the entire time.

EJ couldn’t believe he was getting replaced as DA. It didn’t take long for him to realize that Jada was behind him getting replaced. He demanded answers, but Paulina felt like it didn’t matter because the decision was hers to make. She explained the reasons why she was letting him go. He wanted to know who was replacing him, and she said it would be announced during a press conference EJ reminded her that they were family. Paulina was able to separate personal and professional matters. Before he stormed off, he gave Jada a warning. He let her know that she wasn’t getting away with what she did. Paulina was thankful that mess was done. Jada was aware that EJ threatened her, but Paulina wasn’t concerned about it. Rafe investigated the DiMera mansion when he ran into Arnold. He was horrified by seeing Arnold. Arnold told him that he faked his death with help from EJ and Stefano. He said they sent him to Argentina for years, and he was tired of hiding. Rafe felt like he made a mistake coming back. He took out his gun to call the police, but he was bashed on the head. EJ arrived while Arnold was talking to Rafe. He was shocked by what he saw. EJ checked to see if Rafe was alive and yelled at Arnold. He demanded to know what happened. Arnold told EJ what he told Rafe. Jada called Rafe’s phone, and Arnold answered it. He agreed to meet her at the pub. EJ wanted to know what he was doing. Arnold wanted to see if he could pull it off. EJ wanted to clean up his mess. Ava showed Brady the text message she received. He said that he was with Kristen for a little bit when he saw Rachel. Brady said that Kristen denied sending the messages. It was a simple plan, and Kristen wouldn’t do something so simple. Ava told him that Steve said the texts were coming from the DiMera mansion. She didn’t want to talk about that. Ava wanted to talk about Tate. She dropped the bomb that Sophia and Tate were having a baby. Brady was horrified by the news. He wondered what Sophia was going to do, but Ava wasn’t sure. EJ dragged Rafe’s body to the secret passage. He hoped Arnold didn’t screw things up anymore. Arnold went to the pub to meet with Jada. He wanted to know her news. She noticed that his clothes were different. Arnold smiled at her.

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EJ was upset to find Arnold wearing his robe and eating his food. He wanted him to get out of his place. Arnold wasn’t worried about EJ’s threats of him going back to prison. EJ’s the DA so he would make sure that didn’t happen. He reminded Arnold that he raped Sami when he slept with her when she thought he was Rafe. Arnold felt like the rape was a grey area. EJ also reminded him that he killed Nicole’s mother and would definitely be prosecuted for it. Arnold offered to testify against EJ again. He took his turn to remind EJ about a couple of things. Arnold reminded him that he and Stefano paid for his surgery to switch him with Rafe. He told him that he would go down with him. EJ offered him money to leave, but Arnold refused to go. Jada and Rafe decided on a wedding date. They wanted to get married on his birthday in late January. Jada left and Paulina arrived at his door. She went off because he interfered in the Hattie investigation. They argued over Rafe’s demotion. Paulina offered him another job, but he didn’t want it. He felt like she was offering him a job because she wanted him out of Jada’s way. Rafe loved Jada and wouldn’t get in the way of Jada’s job. Leo read Lady Whistleblower’s column, and he was upset that he couldn’t figure out the person’s identity. Doug III showed up to find out what happened with the necklace. Leo said he found someone who would sell it for him. Doug III was thankful, but he regretted what he did to Julie. He needed the money to pay people off. Leo thought that would be a great idea for the show.

Sophia arrived at the townhouse to see Tate. They wanted to get on the road when Holly showed up. Tate got nervous and wanted Sophia to hide. She eavesdropped while Holly talked to Tate about giving him food for the plane ride. Tate gave Holly back the concert tickets because he was going to see his grandparents. Holly left after they talked for a little bit. Sophia was upset after Holly left. She felt like she was an inconvenience. Sophia didn’t like how Holly got “I love yous” while she had to get an abortion. Holly was at the town square and ran into Doug III. She offered him the concert tickets so they wouldn’t do to waste. He offered to take her with him. She mentioned her boyfriend, and he assured her that it wasn’t a date. He didn’t know anyone there so that’s why he wanted to go with him. Doug III advised her to talk to her boyfriend. Tate missed Holly’s call and apologized to Sophia for what she heard. They got their stories straight about what they were doing. Sophia was happy that Holly wouldn’t have any fun either. She wondered if Holly got someone to take the tickets. Holly was on her way back to Tate’s place. She took Doug’s number so she could let him know what Tate said. Jada found out that Belle got Hattie released from custody because EJ questioned her without a lawyer. She was tired of EJ botching up cases and using personal reasons to avoid prosecuting people. His decisions make her look bad when he doesn’t prosecute people. Jada would rather work with someone like Belle. Belle wasn’t thrilled with being DA. Jada talked about the recent cases she won and thought they would make a great team. She believed she could convince Paulina to give her the job. Belle wasn’t sure about the job because Shawn’s back at the police department and had a history with EJ. Belle wasn’t sure how long she would be in town. Jada thought Paulina would hire her for a set time. She asked Belle to give it some thought. Tate asked Sophia if she was okay with getting the abortion. She knew he didn’t want a baby so it’s what they had to do. They were about to head out when Holly arrived back at the townhouse.

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Rachel was disappointed after opening her gifts. Kristen wondered what happened. She told her mother that she didn’t get everything that she wanted. Rachel wanted her parents back together and blamed Kristen for why it didn’t happen. Kristen knew that she was wrong to blackmail Brady over the serum for Sarah, and she didn’t get him back anyway. Rachel knew that he wanted to be with Ava now. She admitted that she overheard her mother talking to Stefano’s portrait about getting rid of Ava. Rachel wondered if he gave her any good ideas. Brady arrived with flowers from Susan and not from John the way Marlena thought. Marlena talked about missing John. Brady gave her a locket that belonged to Isabella. He knew his mother would want her to have it. The locket had a picture of Marlena, John, Brady, and Belle. Marlena choked up after seeing it. He questioned her about his father’s case. Shane told her that the case was a global security matter. She knew he would be back, but she wanted to talk to him. Brady understood because Kristen wouldn’t let him see Rachel because he didn’t want to be with her. He felt like him seeing Ava didn’t help the situation. Kayla asked Roman to be Santa for the children at the hospital. He wasn’t ready to do it after what happened last year. Steve stole the suit from him when he was supposed to be Santa. Kayla reminded him that Stefano was the one who did it. They agreed not to talk about Stefano on Christmas. Steve was working on John’s case when Ava arrived at the pub. She wanted him to find the person who was sending her harassing texts. Steve didn’t think the warning to stay away from Brady a threat. Ava thought they were from Kristen. She asked him to check it out. Rachel wondered if Stefano told her to lock Ava in the secret room. Lani arrived so her question went unanswered. Kristen was excited to see her. She couldn’t believe how grown up Rachel was. Rachel excused herself. The women talked about Kristen not letting Brady see Rachel while she’s with Ava. Lani informed her that her decision wasn’t about Brady. It’s about Rachel. Lani asked her if she deserved to see her father for Christmas. Lani left when Rachel came back. Kristen had a surprise for her.

Marlena talked to Brady about his attraction to dangerous women. He understood, but he didn’t do it on purpose. She didn’t want to see him get hurt. It was too early for that. He talked to her about the texts Kristen was sending to Ava. His phone rang, and it was Kristen. Kristen invited him to spend Christmas with Rachel. Later, Brady arrived at the DiMera mansion with gifts for Rachel. Roman got hot at the hospital while he was dressed as Santa. He had trouble breathing and had a pain going down his arm. Kayla examined her brother. He wanted to know if he was having a heart attack. She informed him that he had an allergic reaction to the Santa suit. He couldn’t play Santa, but Kayla had an idea who could do the part. Kayla ended up asking Abe to dress up as Santa. Paulina read the Christmas Story to the children at the hospital. Marlena reached out to Shane and asked to talk to John. He denied her request. She talked to Sami, and Carrie called. Sami seemed to get upset that Carrie called while they were talking. Marlena assured her that it wasn’t a competition between them. After her conversation, Marlena received a package. It was a box of strawberries and cream with a note from John. Steve used an app to pinpoint the location of the burner phone texting Ava. The locator revealed the texts were coming from the DiMera mansion. Kristen made a comment about Ava which made Brady think she was sending the texts to Ava. She assured him that she wasn’t the one sending the texts. Rachel was in the foyer and send Ava a threatening text to stay away from Brady. She had a menacing smile on her face.

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At the town square, Jack, Jennifer, and JJ talked about Doug III and why Jennifer didn’t trust him. Jennifer talked about Doug III being in jail. Jack said it wasn’t for something major, but JJ thought he could be dangerous. Julie walked in on Doug III talking to Leo on the phone about needing money. She asked him about needing money. Doug said he asked his father for money because he didn’t have a job and needed money to pay her rent. She told him not to worry about it because he would always have a place in her home and told him he could be a part of the Horton tradition. Shawn visited Victor in the mausoleum and then went to see Maggie. They talked about Victor. While they were talking, Konstantin came up. Maggie questioned if she should keep Victor’s portrait since Konstantin gave it to her. Shawn said he was gone, but the love she had with Victor would last forever.

Julie told Doug about the Horton ornaments and told him about the family tradition. She told him about Doug and how he would be happy that he was there with her. Doug said he felt like his grandfather was there in spirit. When Jack, Jennifer, and JJ showed up, Julie apologized to Doug for not having an ornament for him. She said she would have one for him next year. Doug said he wasn’t family, but Julie said he was. JJ said he wanted to know why Doug was in jail. Julie thought JJ was being rude, but he thought it was a fair question since Doug was staying there. Doug said he understood and said he wasn’t close to his father so he wanted to meet his family. He said when he heard about his Doug passing away, he got in a fight and got arrested with no money. Doug suggested they call the Chicago PD to confirm his story, but Julie didn’t think it was necessary. Later on, Shawn showed up at the Horton House. He suggested that he and JJ could be partners since Jada offered him a job on the force. JJ said he was weighing his options. Maggie, Sarah, Xander, and Victoria showed up at the house. Holly showed up at the house. She and Doug gave each other looks. Julie told everyone that she was grateful to have them. Everyone put the ornaments on the tree. Julie wanted Doug to put his grandfather’s ornament on the tree. When they were finished, Xander apologized to Jack for not getting the answers he wanted about Abby. While they were talking, they talked about the Spectator. They wished each other a Merry Christmas. Everyone started singing Christmas carols. When they were alone, JJ asked Jack and Jennifer what they thought of Doug’s story. Jack thought the story was plausible, but Jennifer didn’t trust him. JJ said he would keep an eye on Doug when they went back to Boston. He let them know that he decided to take the job on the force. Julie thought about her first Christmas with Doug. After the flashback she wished him a Merry Christmas.

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Stephanie arrived at her parents’ house with Christmas presents. She talked to Kayla about Alex having a fling with Joy. Stephanie wasn’t happy about them being together. She thought she should be okay with it since she kissed Philip. Kayla was surprised to hear that news, but her daughter assured her that she wasn’t getting back together with Philip. It was just one kiss that didn’t mean anything. Kayla wanted her to remember why their relationship didn’t work the first time. Philip didn’t protect her during the DiMera and Kiriakis feud, and she almost got killed over it. Stephanie assured her that she wouldn’t get back together with Philip. Alex ran into Philip in the town square. He sarcastically congratulated him on getting half of Titan. Philip knew about the letter he wrote on Xander’s behalf and that it was thrown out of court. Alex thought the decision was the best one and hoped he and Xander could work together. He hoped he and Philp could get along. Philip wasn’t sure because he kissed Stephanie. Alex tried to hide his disgust, but he told him that he was good. Stephanie could date anyone she wanted. Philip said they weren’t dating yet, but she seemed like she wanted to after they kissed. With disdain in his voice, Alex wished them the best. Paulina congratulated Jada for bringing Hattie in. Jada admitted that Rafe found her first, and she got a lawyer before they could question her about the poisoned cupcakes. Paulina demanded that she control Rafe. Jada wasn’t comfortable with her demand. Paulina wanted her to offer Rafe more money to come back to the force. Jada told her that he wasn’t about the money because he loved his new job. Paulina warned her to get to the bottom of the cupcake mystery because she didn’t want to make another commissioner change.

EJ opened the door to a man he thought was Rafe. The man walked in the mansion wearing casual clothes and dog tags. He helped himself to a drink. EJ was upset about his behavior. The man let him know that he wasn’t Rafe. He told him that he was Arnold Feniger, and he ran out of money while he was in Argentina. He was back to get more money from EJ. They talked about EJ paying him a lot of money to break up Rafe and Sami. Arnold went rogue during their plan. EJ and Stefano had Arnold stabbed in a holding cell to keep him from testifying against them. They decided to spare his life in case they needed him one day. Arnold informed him that he was at his service. EJ didn’t want him there. There’s a flashback of an inmate calling a guard about Arnold getting stabbed. The guard couldn’t find a pulse and left to get the warden. Arnold opened his eyes. The inmate told him that he would be shipped out of there thanks to the DiMeras. Rafe met with Steve at the pub. Steve congratulated him for finding Hattie especially since the police couldn’t do it. Rafe was glad that he was happy about it, but Jada didn’t like it. He had a feeling it will cause a rift between him and Jada and wondered if it was a good idea for him to keep working for Black Patch. Steve reminded him that he needed a job. He also told him that he needed him. Rafe wouldn’t leave him in a lurch with John on a big mission. He decided not to leave because he loved the job. Later, Rafe and Jada arrived at home. They apologized to each other about Hattie. Rafe and Jada agreed to figure things out together. They professed their love for each other. Johnny arrived at the DiMera mansion and wondered why “Rafe” was there. EJ lied about hiring him for a case he couldn’t discuss. Arnold playfully poked at EJ so Johnny called it a Christmas miracle. Johnny left them alone. EJ agreed to give Arnold more money and wanted him to go back to Argentina. He wasn’t allowed to come back to Salem. Arnold felt like he would find him useful. He had a mind of his own and wouldn’t be pushed around. Arnold decided to stay in Salem for a while.

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Brady talked to Belle about his date with Ava. Belle thought something was trying to work against them. Brady thought someone was trying to work against them. He thought it was Kristen but couldn’t prove it. While they were talking, Ava showed up and said Kristen was after them. She showed them the texts she got. Brady thought it was Kristen and left to confront her. When Brady left, Belle asked Ava if she had fun on the date. Ava said she did and would do it again even if Kristen got upset about it. She said she wasn’t scared of Kristen and that she and Brady weren’t over. Belle said Kristen didn’t get the memo. Ava wondered if Belle had a problem with Kristen or her. Belle said she didn’t blame her for her actions because she wasn’t in her right mind. She said she was concerned about Kristen because she’s dangerous. Belle asked if Ava knew what she was getting herself into to which Ava said she could handle Kristen. EJ talked to Kristen that Belle messed up his case against Mark. He said Mark was going to pay for what he did to Chad but now he would be lucky if he spent the whole 18 months in prison. He said he wasn’t going to let Belle get away with what she did and Kristen was going to help him. EJ said Kristen could fire Belle since she’s around Philip and could be giving him DiMera secrets. Kristen wasn’t convinced to go along with his idea. While they were talking, Brady came in and accused her of sending Ava the texts. Kristen denied sending the texts. She told him fate was the reason why his date was a disaster. Brady said he knew what she was doing and it was going to push him away. EJ interrupted Brady and told him to tell Belle to stay away from his case. When Brady left, EJ told Kristen she should have written something more threatening.

Jada and Gabi talked about Christmas gifts. While they were talking, Shawn called Jada to let her know Hattie got away. Jada thought Hattie found out they were on to her or Rafe found her first. Jada was upset at the idea of Rafe getting to Hattie first. Gabi wondered why it mattered who found her first. Jada said it would ruin her case. While they were talking, Jada asked Gabi where she was going. Gabi said she was going out for drinks with JJ. She said it wasn’t a date to which Jada said it sounded like one to her. JJ showed up and said he was there for their date. When Gabi left to get her things, Jada told JJ that she heard about him. She asked if he was going to stay in town and offered him a job on the force. Before he could answer her, Gabi came back and the two left for their date. Rafe called Jada and told her Hattie was found. Jada figured he found her. Rafe brought Hattie to his room. Leo told Hattie they needed to talk about Body and Soul. Hattie was willing to talk about it. She wanted to talk about bringing her character back to life. Leo was surprised that she thought she was coming back to the show. Rafe said he told her she was being brought back to the show. Leo let her know that she wasn’t coming back to the show and called her Lady Whistleblower. Hattie didn’t know what he was talking about. She said she didn’t hack into his computer and denied being Lady Whistleblower. Hattie said she wasn’t going to get revenge on the show. The only thing she did was put a curse on it. Rafe placed her under citizen’s arrest for poisoning everyone associated with the show. Hattie was shocked at the accusation and denied doing it. Rafe told her to tell her story to the police. He brought her to the police station. When Jada saw her, she told Rafe that Shawn had a lead and could have made an arrest if it weren’t for him. Rafe said she could question Hattie and wanted her to tell Paulina that he found Hattie. While Leo was upset that Hattie was Lady Whistleblower, he got a text letting him know it wasn’t Hattie. When Jada started asking Hattie questions, Belle showed up and said she was her lawyer. Jada went outside of the interrogation room. Rafe decided to get Jada some coffee as a peace offering but it didn’t go over well. Jada was upset because she would have been able to question Hattie if Shawn got to arrest her. Brady told Ava that Kristen denied sending the texts. Ava questioned if it was really Kristen. She said Kristen was never subtle and always said what she wanted. While they were talking, Ava got another text warning her to stay away from Brady. Kristen told EJ that she didn’t send the texts to Ava.

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